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Plate with Teotihuacan War Serpent on White and Black Backgrounds650–800 CE

Not on view
Circular ceramic plate viewed from above, divided into two halves: cream ground with black and orange-brown curvilinear figures above, black ground with terracotta scrolling forms below, brick-red rim

Unknown, Plate with Teotihuacan War Serpent on White and Black Backgrounds, 650–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Plate with Teotihuacan War Serpent on White and Black Backgrounds
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Petén or Southern Campeche
Date Made
650–800 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 9/10 in. (40.386 cm); 16 x 15 1/2 x 3 in. (40.64 x 39.37 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.488
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.